Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche: Recent submissions

The local polynomial estimator is particularly affected by the curse of di-
mensionality. So, the potentialities of such a tool become ineffective for large dimensional
applications. Motivated by this, we propose a new ...

Given a nonparametric regression model, we assume that the number of
covariates d → ∞ but only some of these covariates are relevant for the model. Our goal
is to identify the relevant covariates and to obtain some ...

The formation of coalition may imply some theoretical difficulties,
such as costs arising from forming a coalition or sharing information
among agents. In this paper we will assume that only a subset S of
the set of all ...

This paper analyses the relationship between institutional and geographic distance in
scientific collaborations, evaluating the possible changes when a long period (sixteen
years) is taken into consideration and discussing ...

This paper extends previous research which has examined the market impact of
large transactions in bull and bear markets by examining the information effects of trades.
Previous research has demonstrated that the information ...

In Third Party punishment experiments (Fehr et al.; 2004), an agent may be
punished for violating a social norm by an uninvolved observer - or third party - whose
payoff is unaffected by the behavior of the same agent. ...

We study an employment contract between an (endogenously) optimistic manager
and realistic investors. The manager faces a trade-off between ensuring that effort reflects
accurate news and savoring emotionally beneficial ...

The aim of this paper is to analyze individual preferences in relation to different
job characteristics. This is an important issue in the light of the huge literature in labor
economics and human resource management ...

In the scientific collaborations among different institutions at least two types of
distance may be identified: spatial and institutional. We talk about spatial distance if the
institutions are located in different places; ...

The consistent ranking of multivariate volatility models by means of statistical
loss function is a challenging research field, because it concerns the quality of the proxy
chosen to replace the unobserved volatility, ...

The main goal of our research is to analyse the relationship between geographical and
institutional distance in research collaboration. Given that there is institutional distance if
different kinds of institutions ...

Aim of this paper is to examine the different factors that might
influence high school students in their choice of a University
degree program and the relationship with occupational interests. In
this framework, an ...